Transport Planner: Route & Fleet Optimisation

Culina; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension scheme 4% employee and 4%/em

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking a Transport Planner at our Oldham site. You will oversee day-to-day transport planning, coordinating a busy fleet and liaising with customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing teams to maintain high service standards.

This full-time role offers a £32,000 per annum salary, Monday–Friday 10am–6pm, with opportunities to develop within our inclusive logistics culture and learning programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in busy transport planning environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make decisions under tight timescales.
• Flexible to peak periods and changing requirements.
• Clear communication across all levels of the business.
• Identify improvements to benefit company and customer.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a small team.
• Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day planning of the transport operation.
• Plan daily workload for a fleet based on/off site.
• Handle queries by telephone, fax and email from customers and hauliers.
• Liaise with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure performance.
• Maintain and update spreadsheets and databases for reports.
• Report problems and resolve issues promptly.
• Support fleet and driver training as required.
• Complete pre and post de-brief for driver shifts.
• Deliver timely internal and external communications.

Skills

Transport planning

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Decision making

Communication

Process improvement

Teamwork

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Tools

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Job description

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking a Transport Planner at our Oldham site. You will oversee day-to-day transport planning, coordinating a busy fleet and liaising with customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing teams to maintain high service standards.

This full-time role offers a £32,000 per annum salary, Monday–Friday 10am–6pm, with opportunities to develop within our inclusive logistics culture and learning programmes.